August 25 in history: • 1258 – George Mouzalon, the regent of the Empire of Nicaea, was assassinated as part of a conspiracy led by nobles under the future emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos. → go there • 1835 – The New York Sun perpetrated the Great Moon Hoax, publishing articles about the supposed discovery of life on the Moon (lithograph pictured). → go there • 1914 – World War I: During the sack of Louvain in Belgium, German troops burned the town's Catholic university, destroying hundreds of medieval manuscripts. → go there • 2001 – American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company were killed when their overloaded aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport in The Bahamas. → go there • 2011 – Mexican drug war: Fifty-two people were killed in an arson attack at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico. → go there Died 1711: Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey Wiki link Born 1923: Joseph Beyrle Wiki link Born 1984: Hendra Setiawan Wiki link Died 2010: Esther Earl Wiki link Pictured: Lithograph depicting contents in the [[Great Moon Hoax]].